In regards to piracy

[Baltar]

I can agree with the First and Third, but the second can be given a range. Sometimes it's used as an insult against the pirate to make a bounty of X value. Rather than equal value, perhaps we'd go with no more than N over the amount that was taken.

My point is not to get strict with limits. Posting a bounty for double what the pirate demanded is perfectly acceptable. If I demand 10 mil and you post a bounty for 20 mil ... no problem ... heck even a bounty of 50 mil might be ok for a 10 mil piracy demand. But when I only ask for 500k and the trader posts a 50 mil bounty ... the trader obviously has no ground to stand on when he says "you're demanding too much" ... "I'm a simple poor trader who has very little space in my cargo hold to trade with" ... "you're making it impossible for me to make any money." That kind of response from a trader just nullifies any discussion about pirates asking too much.

True ... a pirate demanding 2 mil from a freighter is a bit much ... but a transport is a different story. Transports can afford as much as 10 mil ... especially those who are level 80. Any crying about a demand being too high from a level 80 transport goes on deaf ears. On the other hand, a freighter has a legitimate complaint.

And this goes for lawful navy folks stopping smugglers and such. Sure ... the lawfuls should demand these smugglers drop all their cargo ... but that's it. Too often these lawfuls get greedy and impose "fines" for transporting the illegal goods. That's like a pirate demanding the trader's cargo AND credits. Sorry ... one or the other but not both.